dayeya / rabit

A BitTorrent Client

RaBit

A BitTorrent Client

Features

• http and udp trackers + compact response support (BEP 3, BEP 7, BEP 15, BEP 23)
• download a multi-file torrent using all strategies (BEP 3, BEP 20)
• seeding
• smart ban
• canonical peer priority for seeding (BEP 40)
• user interface
• upnp port forwarding with randomization

Limitations

You won't be able to:

• use protocol extensions
• download many torrents at once (for now)
• seed in ipv6
• download / seed without an upnp-enabled router or from a double nat
• download from magnet links (perhaps with an existing service api)
• contribute to incoming connections during download (only to outgoing)

Usage (without UI)

Important

1. to mitigate unexpected behavior, use python version 3.10
2. install requirements with pip install -r requirements.txt
3. rename module name in .idea/workspace.xml to RaBit
4. run src/client/main.py from RaBit/ directory